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According to the Barna Group in 2021 Percentage of Bible Reading Adults in America 11% Read the Bible daily 23% Read it 1-6 times a week 8% Once a Month 29% 1-3/4 times a year 29% 0 times per year 58% 0-4 times per year In 2020 25% of Americans claimed to be a practicing christians, meaning the identify…

Intro Ever made a bad choice that put you in a tough spot? No need for testimonies, but I’m sure we could all tell stories. What does a bad choice mean? Going to the grocery store and forgetting the one ingredient you really needed for dinner? Forgetting your wallet at home and only realizing it after…

John 14:1 0 -14 Proposition: God wants us to know that we will see the power of prayer when we pray in submission to His will, and to both the power and purpose of God. Read the text John 14:1-14 . Proposition: God wants us to know that we will see the power of prayer when we submit to His will to both…

Paul just taught how God has given different gifts to His people in the church The purpose was to edify Jesus The goal was to further Jesus among the church and the world These were simply tools to be used But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. There’s a better…

Recap - bands questions When God looks at you, what does He see? When He looks at us, He sees the blood of His only son, poured out on the cross, and made whole again through the resurrection and empty tomb! 2. Who does God say that you are? Chosen Loved Forgiven Redeemed Holy What is God Calling Me…

Sola Fide started long before the Reformation and Must continue as our Battle Cry.

Hebrews 12:18-29 18 For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind, 19 and to the blast of a trumpet and the sound of words which sound was such that those who heard begged that no further word be spoken to them. 20 For they could…

Introduction Miguel Amaya Miguel Amaya got called up from the Tennessee Smokies to their Chicago Cubs. His parents, Max and Anny Oro flew up from Panama and saw his MLB debut when they played the Nationals in Washington DC. Then they were able to fly up to watch him play on May 6th at Wrigley Field in…

Matthews Gospel: The promised Messiah

Philippians 4:4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Do you have hope for this church? What do you love about our church? Do you ever hear statemnts of hoplessness? “We cant reach young families becasue they wll just drive to Lubbock” “People will only got to the church that they…

Membership A. This morning we have the pleasure of receiving and welcoming a new member. 1. We are going to publicly welcome our newest member, Carol Abel… B. I have had opportunity to welcome many members over the almost 12 years that I have been pastor here. 1. Praise God! C. I wish I could tell you…

Forgiveness continually and repeatedly flows from the truely forgiven

Learning to Live In the Spirit of Christ Is all about what it means to come from death to life. It means living out the gift of grace by the Spirit of Christ and finding out what it means to not be the “walking dead” but to be those who walk with the Spirit of Christ, which is also called the Spirit…

Intro This is the Linus passage. If you’ve seen A Charlie Brown Christmas then you likely can picture the scene in your head. But if you haven’t seen it - which I would incredibly surprised by - since it has been on television nearly every year since 1965. However, if you for someone reason have not…

God is Here The Power of Presence Do you remember a time in your life when you were afraid? Life is full of things to fear. Phobias Phobias A Phobia is an irrational fear of something that is unlikely to cause them harm. It comes from the Greek word Phobos, which means fear or horror. To be a Phobia…

1 But the Lord said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh; for with a strong hand he will send them out, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of his land.” 2 God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the Lord . 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty,…

LBC - Walking in Light (Eph. 5:7-8a)

1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. 2 Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. 3 There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. 4 Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the…

Sermon in a Sentence: Like fire, wind, and the dove, the Holy Spirit will purge us of our sin, lead us into truth, bring us into unity, drive us into the harvest, and call us into a closer walk with God. Sermon Purpose: That believers might be filled with the Spirit and understand the Spirit’s work in…

14 But Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed to them: “Men of Judah and all you residents of Jerusalem, let me explain this to you and pay attention to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it’s only nine in the morning. 16 On the contrary, this…

Timeline of Events The Apostles (33 AD–90 AD) They were largely One-God Jews. After the era of the apostles, who were One-God believers, Greek philosophy began to be merged with Christianity. Post Apostolic Fathers (90–140 AD) They were Greek and Latin Bishops that were well versed in Platonism and brought…

Have you ever wished you had a do-over? A mulligan, a Second Run? In hindsight, we all wish we could do somethings over. How about the holidays? When thanksgiving and Christmas end, have you ever looked back and wished you had a do over. Revelation 19:1–10 is a picture of a do over. Revelation 17–18…

https://www.cpdfoursquare.org/covid-19-resources As of March 13, 2020, 8 a.m. Pacific DaylightTime, there are a total of 247 📷positive cases and five deaths in California (including one non-California resident). This total does not include passengers from the Grand Princess cruise ship currently docked…